The read/write web is also known as the "social web" or Web 2.0. Web 2.0 is considered a "second generation" of the Internet (Poore, 2016). The read/write web allows for a new level of interaction, communication, and collaboration that had not be previously possible before (Poore, 2016). The read/write web has been and continues to be a powerful tool for our society and has impacted our culture in many ways. Some of the ways that our culture has been impacted is through social media, politics, sports, and news.
See this link for more information on the Read/Write Web: What is Web 2.0?
How Is Our Culture Impacted?
Our culture is impacted in a variety of ways as a result of the Read/Write Web. Some keys ways that our culture has been impacted in through social media, politics, sports, and news.
Social Media:Social Media use has grown significantly in recent history. Social media is common among people of all ages and cultures (Kerpen, 2016). Some popular social media websites are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Click here to go to a page with more information on these specific social media websites. The use of social media has impacted our culture in many ways, such as:
Allowing families, friends, coworkers, and past acquaintances to stay in contact.
Encouraging communication and collaboration among groups of people.
Creating ways for people to network with others for a variety of personal and professional reasons.
Making it possible for news and information about politics, news, and sports to spread quickly.
Enabling people to "hide" behind a computer screen to communicate with others, which could be done in a positive or negative way (Kerpen, 2016).
Designing an environment where people are able to express themselves in a public way.
Spreading awareness and information on national and international events.
Politics:Politics are impacted greatly by the read/write web. Political campaigns in particular use social media to target campaigns, genders, ages groups, and more. Some main ways the read/write web is impacting politics include:
Posting campaign views on social media
Broadcasting propaganda
Requesting online donations
The creation of multiple online polls (some with contradictory results in the same day)
Using Facebook to advertise and poll followers
Using social media as a direct interaction with politicians
Sports:the read/write web has played a major role in all areas of sporting events from the online sale of tickets to updates from your favorite players. Twitter seems to be the driving force with almost every minor league, MLB, WMBA, NFL, NBA, NHL, and any other major team sport you can think of. They all have official twitter accounts to stay in constant contact with their fans. Fans at home also get a more private look into players lifestyle and past history because of the read/write web. Often personal information is released that can damage or enhance a players career. Players are also taking advantage of the branding opportunities that the read/write web allows them to have. Some ways that the read/write web is impacting sports are:
Being able to reach millions of viewers when games and interviews are broadcast online
Twitter feeds allow direct access to players and organizations
Score updates available
Player injury updates available
Team ranking updates available
Image branding used by players and organizations
deeper look into players personal struggles and triumphs
News: Read/write web has also affected news coverage in many ways. Getting a newspaper delivered to your door each morning has become a thing of the past. Now people hop right on the internet to access daily locate and world news. This has greatly impacted the production of hometown newspapers and also larger printing companies as well. People can access information right from their smart device. Some other ways that the read/write web is changing the way news is delivered are:
30% of the general population gets their news from Facebook
YouTube channels are expanding into news coverage
All major news channels have a twitter to update their followers
Cell phones provide a "breaking news" page
News paper sales greatly depleted
Greater chance of false information
Channels are able to reach millions viewers at one time
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The Effects of the Read/Write Web on Our Culture
Overview: What is the Read/Write Web?
The read/write web is also known as the "social web" or Web 2.0. Web 2.0 is considered a "second generation" of the Internet (Poore, 2016). The read/write web allows for a new level of interaction, communication, and collaboration that had not be previously possible before (Poore, 2016). The read/write web has been and continues to be a powerful tool for our society and has impacted our culture in many ways. Some of the ways that our culture has been impacted is through social media, politics, sports, and news.
See this link for more information on the Read/Write Web: What is Web 2.0?
How Is Our Culture Impacted?Our culture is impacted in a variety of ways as a result of the Read/Write Web. Some keys ways that our culture has been impacted in through social media, politics, sports, and news.
Social Media: Social Media use has grown significantly in recent history. Social media is common among people of all ages and cultures (Kerpen, 2016). Some popular social media websites are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Click here to go to a page with more information on these specific social media websites. The use of social media has impacted our culture in many ways, such as:
For more information on how social media has changed our culture, click the following link: How Social Media Has Changed Our Culture
Politics: Politics are impacted greatly by the read/write web. Political campaigns in particular use social media to target campaigns, genders, ages groups, and more. Some main ways the read/write web is impacting politics include:
- Posting campaign views on social media
- Broadcasting propaganda
- Requesting online donations
- The creation of multiple online polls (some with contradictory results in the same day)
- Using Facebook to advertise and poll followers
- Using social media as a direct interaction with politicians
- Viral spread of rumors and "fake news"
Check out this quick link to more information on how the read/write web impacts politics How Social Media Affects PoliticsAffects social media has on politics: news via social media
Sports: the read/write web has played a major role in all areas of sporting events from the online sale of tickets to updates from your favorite players. Twitter seems to be the driving force with almost every minor league, MLB, WMBA, NFL, NBA, NHL, and any other major team sport you can think of. They all have official twitter accounts to stay in constant contact with their fans. Fans at home also get a more private look into players lifestyle and past history because of the read/write web. Often personal information is released that can damage or enhance a players career. Players are also taking advantage of the branding opportunities that the read/write web allows them to have. Some ways that the read/write web is impacting sports are:
News: Read/write web has also affected news coverage in many ways. Getting a newspaper delivered to your door each morning has become a thing of the past. Now people hop right on the internet to access daily locate and world news. This has greatly impacted the production of hometown newspapers and also larger printing companies as well. People can access information right from their smart device. Some other ways that the read/write web is changing the way news is delivered are:
- 30% of the general population gets their news from Facebook
- YouTube channels are expanding into news coverage
- All major news channels have a twitter to update their followers
- Cell phones provide a "breaking news" page
- News paper sales greatly depleted
- Greater chance of false information
- Channels are able to reach millions viewers at one time
For more information on how the news is affected by the read/write web link in the the link provided: How Social Media is Reshaping the NewsWhat are Positive Impacts?
What are Negative Impacts?
Resources:
Anderson, M., & Caumont, A. (2014, September 24). How social media is reshaping news. Retrieved October 27, 2017, from
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/09/24/how-social-media-is-reshaping-news/
Kerpen, C. (2016, April 21). How Has Social Media Changed Us? Retrieved October 27, 2017, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/carriekerpen/2016/04/21/how-has-social-media-changed-us/#6388e04f5dfc
Poore, M. (2016). Using Social Media in the Classroom. A Best Practice Guide. 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA. SAGE Publications Ltd.
Retrieved on October 27, 2017 https://books.google.com/books/about/Using_Social_Media_in_the_Classroom.html?
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Satterfield, H. (2017, February 14). How Social Media Affects Politics. Retrieved October 27, 2017, from
https://sysomos.com/2016/10/05/social-media-affects-politics/